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1. Install only one Ethernet switch module or pass-thru module in I/O-module bay 1. 2. Make sure that the ports on the switch module or pass-thru module are enabled (Switch Tasks → Management → Advanced Switch Management in the management module Web-based user interface). 3. Enable only one of the Ethernet controllers on the blade server. Note the designation that the blade server operating system has for the controller. 4. Ping an external computer on the network connected to the switch module. If you can ping the external computer, the Ethernet controller that you enabled is associated with the switch module in I/O-module bay 1. The other Ethernet controller in the blade server is associated with the switch module in I/O-module bay 2. If you have installed an I/O expansion card on a blade server, communications from the option are routed to I/O-module bays 3 and 4. You can verify which controller on the card is routed to which I/O-module bay by performing this test, using a controller on the I/O expansion card and a compatible switch module or pass-thru module in I/O-module bay 3 or 4. Configuring an IDE RAID Note: Configuring an IDE RAID only applies to a blade server that has two IDE hard disk drives installed. You can configure an IDE redundant array of independent disks (RAID) array for your blade server. Two IDE hard disk drives in the blade server can be used to implement and manage RAID level-0 (stripe) and RAID level-1 (mirror) arrays under operating systems that are listed on the ServerProven list at http://www.ibm.com/pc/compat/. For your blade server, you must configure IDE RAID in the following areas: v In BIOS, using the Configuration/Setup Utility program, and the MegaRAID IDE Setup Utility program, which is part of the firmware in your server v In your operating system, using the operating-system configuration tools and the MegaRAID IDEal Software RAID utility Important: You must create the RAID array before you install the operating system on your blade server. Creating an IDE RAID array configuration Complete the following steps to set up an IDE RAID array on your blade server. Attention: Information that is stored on the IDE hard disk drives will be affected when the drives become part of a RAID array. If the IDE hard disk drives contain any information that you want to keep, back them up to another storage device. 1. Obtain the IDE RAID documentation and device drivers for your operating system from the IBM Support Web site at http://www.ibm.com/pc/support/. 2. Review your operating-system and MegaRAID IDE documentation for information about IDE hard disk drive RAID configuration. The latest version of the MegaRAID IDEal Software RAID Utility program and documentation are available for download from the IBM Support Web site at http://www.ibm.com/pc/support/. 52 BladeCenter HS20 Type 8832: Installation and User's Guide

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1.
Install
only
one
Ethernet
switch
module
or
pass-thru
module
in
I/O-module
bay
1.
2.
Make
sure
that
the
ports
on
the
switch
module
or
pass-thru
module
are
enabled
(
Switch
Tasks
→
Management
→
Advanced
Switch
Management
in
the
management
module
Web-based
user
interface).
3.
Enable
only
one
of
the
Ethernet
controllers
on
the
blade
server.
Note
the
designation
that
the
blade
server
operating
system
has
for
the
controller.
4.
Ping
an
external
computer
on
the
network
connected
to
the
switch
module.
If
you
can
ping
the
external
computer,
the
Ethernet
controller
that
you
enabled
is
associated
with
the
switch
module
in
I/O-module
bay
1.
The
other
Ethernet
controller
in
the
blade
server
is
associated
with
the
switch
module
in
I/O-module
bay
2.
If
you
have
installed
an
I/O
expansion
card
on
a
blade
server,
communications
from
the
option
are
routed
to
I/O-module
bays
3
and
4.
You
can
verify
which
controller
on
the
card
is
routed
to
which
I/O-module
bay
by
performing
this
test,
using
a
controller
on
the
I/O
expansion
card
and
a
compatible
switch
module
or
pass-thru
module
in
I/O-module
bay
3
or
4.
Configuring
an
IDE
RAID
Note:
Configuring
an
IDE
RAID
only
applies
to
a
blade
server
that
has
two
IDE
hard
disk
drives
installed.
You
can
configure
an
IDE
redundant
array
of
independent
disks
(RAID)
array
for
your
blade
server.
Two
IDE
hard
disk
drives
in
the
blade
server
can
be
used
to
implement
and
manage
RAID
level-0
(stripe)
and
RAID
level-1
(mirror)
arrays
under
operating
systems
that
are
listed
on
the
ServerProven
list
at
For
your
blade
server,
you
must
configure
IDE
RAID
in
the
following
areas:
v
In
BIOS,
using
the
Configuration/Setup
Utility
program,
and
the
MegaRAID
IDE
Setup
Utility
program,
which
is
part
of
the
firmware
in
your
server
v
In
your
operating
system,
using
the
operating-system
configuration
tools
and
the
MegaRAID
IDEal
Software
RAID
utility
Important:
You
must
create
the
RAID
array
before
you
install
the
operating
system
on
your
blade
server.
Creating
an
IDE
RAID
array
configuration
Complete
the
following
steps
to
set
up
an
IDE
RAID
array
on
your
blade
server.
Attention:
Information
that
is
stored
on
the
IDE
hard
disk
drives
will
be
affected
when
the
drives
become
part
of
a
RAID
array.
If
the
IDE
hard
disk
drives
contain
any
information
that
you
want
to
keep,
back
them
up
to
another
storage
device.
1.
Obtain
the
IDE
RAID
documentation
and
device
drivers
for
your
operating
system
from
the
IBM
Support
Web
site
at
2.
Review
your
operating-system
and
MegaRAID
IDE
documentation
for
information
about
IDE
hard
disk
drive
RAID
configuration.
The
latest
version
of
the
MegaRAID
IDEal
Software
RAID
Utility
program
and
documentation
are
available
for
download
from
the
IBM
Support
Web
site
at
52
BladeCenter
HS20
Type
8832:
Installation
and
User’s
Guide